1 Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: |Do not go in [the] way of [the] Gentiles, and do not enter [any] city of the Samaritans;
6 but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 |And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
8 |Heal [the] sick, raise [the] dead, cleanse [the] lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.
9 |Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts,
10 or a bag for [your] journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support.
11 |And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave [that city].
12 |As you enter the house, give it your greeting.
13 |If the house is worthy, give it your [blessing of] peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your [blessing of] peace.
14 |Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet.
15 |Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for [the] land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
16 |Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.
17 |But beware of men, for they will hand you over to [the] courts and scourge you in their synagogues;
18 and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
19 |But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.
20 |For it is not you who speak, but [it is] the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
21 |Brother will betray brother to death, and a father [his] child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
22 |You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
23 |But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish [going through] the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.
24 |A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master.
25 |It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more [will they malign] the members of his household!
26 |Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
27 |What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear [whispered] in [your] ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
28 |Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 |Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And [yet] not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
30 |But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 |So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
32 |Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven.
33 |But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.
34 |Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
35 |For I came to SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW;
36 and A MAN'S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.
37 |He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
38 |And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
39 |He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.
